Mad dog killers
Subtitle: the story of a Congo mercenary
By: Ivan Smith
Publisher: Helion
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Solihull; Pinetown, South Africa : 30ʻ South
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781907677786; 9781920143510
Subjects: Personal narratives; Mercenary troops; Biography; History
Description: "During the long hot summer of 1964, Ivan Smith, a mercenary volunteer in the Armée Nationale Congolais, came to witness and understand fear, the law of the jungle and the lust for killing that permeates Africa. A member of 'Mad Mike' Hoare's 5 Commando Group, he and his companions were nominally soldiers but there was little in the way of campaigns, tactics or discipline. Loyalty to country or unit did not exist; the fear of death was the only commander. Many more mercenaries died from an accidental discharge, in a drunken shoot-out or from a bullet in the back than were ever killed by Simba rebels. Half a century later, Ivan Smith re-lives the nightmare that was the Congo."--Back cover.